Words That Rhyme With Reaction
74 rhymes for "reaction" (3 syllables): perfect rhymes, multisyllable rhymes and near rhymes, each grouped by syllable count with the most common words first. Click a linked word to see what rhymes with it.
How to use this rhyme
- "reaction" is easy to rhyme: abstraction, attraction, extraction and transaction all share its ending sound, so you can hold one rhyme across a whole verse.
- For a softer, less predictable sound, try a near rhyme such as expansion, compassion and contraption.
- For rap, multisyllable matches like reacted, reacting and pianist carry the rhyme across more than one syllable and make a line sound tighter.
Perfect rhymes for reaction (17)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
3 syllables
- abstraction
- attraction
- extraction
- transaction
- contraction
- distraction
- inaction
- infraction
- retraction
- subtraction
4+ syllables
- interaction
- satisfaction
- dissatisfaction
Multisyllable rhymes for reaction (25)
The same vowel sounds across the last syllables, the way rap rhymes are stacked.
3 syllables
- reacted
- reacting
- pianist
- preamble
- reactive
- recapping
- relapses
- retracting
- revamping
- freelancing
- recanted
- retracted
- thematic
4+ syllables
- enthusiasm
- allegiances
- overreacted
- overreacting
- enthusiastic
- handicapping
- multitasking
- oceanic
- pancreatic
- piggybacking
- psychiatric
- geriatric
Near rhymes for reaction (32)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
3 syllables
- expansion
- compassion
- contraption
- relaxing
- rehashing
2 syllables
- sanction
- fashion
- passion
- ashen
- caption
- mansion
- ration
- crashing
- flashing
- bashing
- dashing
- smashing
- caching
- cashing
- clashing
- gnashing
- hashing
- lashing
- maxim
- slashing
- splashing
- taxing
- thrashing
- trashing
- waxing
- faxing
- stashing
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Questions about rhymes for reaction
What rhymes with reaction?
Common perfect rhymes for reaction include abstraction, attraction, extraction, transaction, contraction, distraction, inaction and infraction. This page lists 74 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for reaction?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of reaction but change a consonant. Good ones include expansion, compassion, contraption, relaxing, rehashing and sanction.
How many syllables are in reaction?
Reaction has 3 syllables in standard US pronunciation.
Rhymes use US pronunciations from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University) and the SCOWL word lists (Kevin Atkinson). Offensive words are left out.